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the romney side is right. once you worked for somebody for two years and part of his administration, it's hard to turn around and run for president against that person. there's arguments on both sides. i think there will be a little bit of a bump for governor huntsman. don't know if he can take it with south carolina being the next primary. >> let's look at this with the latest poll showing huntsman gaining ground in new hampshire. under fire by the candidates. do you agree with what the governor is saying about where jon huntsman is going to go with this and can he get into double digits? >> he certainly can get into double digits. i would agree with what the governor said about the argument of working for obama while planning to run. that's something of concern that i've heard from a lot of conservatives. i don't think conservatives and ed rendell go hand in hand but in this circumstance they do. >> thank you for making time for me today. we have breaking news to pass along right now about a bust. the fbi bu
the romney side is right. once you worked for somebody for two years and part of his administration, it's hard to turn around and run for president against that person. there's arguments on both sides. i think there will be a little bit of a bump for governor huntsman. don't know if he can take it with south carolina being the next primary. >> let's look at this with the latest poll showing huntsman gaining ground in new hampshire. under fire by the candidates. do you agree with what the...
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is romney playing right in the hand of gingrich and other rivals by making these comments? >> no, look, the governor's experience has a team around him. no one was naive enough to think that his record in the private sector was going to make him immune from criticism or that record immune from examination. the bottom line is this. governor romney, whether you call it the wealth manager in business or investing in business, they had more successes, a lot more successes, than failures. he created a lot more jobs than were lost. and that's the nature of capitalism. frankly, mitt romney's company investing in businesses is a lot better than having the government trying to pick winners and loseres like they did with sylandra. that's what the country cares about. >> thomas -- >> go ahead real quickly because i have to go. >> thomas, there is no comparison there. the president has been trying to create jobs. bain capital wasn't about creating jobs. in kansas city they took a steel company, they rated its pension, they cut health care, closed it down and made over $12 million. that
is romney playing right in the hand of gingrich and other rivals by making these comments? >> no, look, the governor's experience has a team around him. no one was naive enough to think that his record in the private sector was going to make him immune from criticism or that record immune from examination. the bottom line is this. governor romney, whether you call it the wealth manager in business or investing in business, they had more successes, a lot more successes, than failures. he...
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all right. so remember on wednesday morning we were talking about those precious eight votes that gave mitt romney the margin of victory in iowa? well, it turns out the vote count may be a little bit off. one man in iowa who helped tabulate the results says he believes that a typo may have inflated mitt romney's vote total by some 20 votes. iowa gop chairman says the party doesn't have any reasons to believe the results of the one county will change the outcome of tuesday's vote. now, david fighting goliath is the way some people are seeing this how one presidential candidate jon huntsman describing his campaign heading into its final stretch before the new hampshire primary. take a listen. >> we're clearly the underdog going into the final stretch. and i'm very clear with the people of new hampshire about being the underdog. but i also know that this state has a history of coming around and embracing and supporting underdogs. i sense that may happen again. >> joining us now from new hampshire t
all right. so remember on wednesday morning we were talking about those precious eight votes that gave mitt romney the margin of victory in iowa? well, it turns out the vote count may be a little bit off. one man in iowa who helped tabulate the results says he believes that a typo may have inflated mitt romney's vote total by some 20 votes. iowa gop chairman says the party doesn't have any reasons to believe the results of the one county will change the outcome of tuesday's vote. now, david...
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. >> all right. with romney's help the obama campaign is out with this new ad. i want to show you the pro obama super pac priorities usa out using those words of mitt romney in this new ad. take a look. >> victims? behind these doors, middle class families struggle and romney will make things even tougher, raising taxes by up to $2,000 to give multi-million airs a $250,000 tax break. >> in your latest column in "the washington post" you write about romney's remarks saying the interesting question is how this faulty makers versus takers narrative became so pervasive and unquestioned on the right that its casual endorsement by a gop presidential candidate became a campaign crisis waiting to happen. as you know some of the takers like medicare, receiving seniors, they support mitt romney in larger numbers in this country so will that ever change if they don't see themselves as benefiting from the government? >> well, they're not takers. the whole idea of makers versus takers is this kind of false narrat
. >> all right. with romney's help the obama campaign is out with this new ad. i want to show you the pro obama super pac priorities usa out using those words of mitt romney in this new ad. take a look. >> victims? behind these doors, middle class families struggle and romney will make things even tougher, raising taxes by up to $2,000 to give multi-million airs a $250,000 tax break. >> in your latest column in "the washington post" you write about romney's remarks...
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compare president obama's lead over mitt romney right now. 6%. it's outside the margin of error. could president obama suffer a loss in the same way as president obama carter did despite the lead with more than a month to go, ed o'keefe? >> of course. that's why the only poll that matters is the one that's taken on election day when people actually vote. these polls are meant to serve as quick snapshots of how people were feeling at varying points in time. we use them because we're eager to understand how it is that the electorate is reacting to everything going on. five weeks remain. what is it, 37 days? anything can happen. it could be the debate on wednesday. it could be some other surprise on wednesday or here in the united states. everything could change. that's why it's important that everyone remember that these are just quick snapshots. we use them. it behooves journalists to make sure we don't rely on them too much to start drawing conclusions. >> we do love polls here. it gives us something to talk about. let me ask you this. i have a buddy who contends one of the effec
compare president obama's lead over mitt romney right now. 6%. it's outside the margin of error. could president obama suffer a loss in the same way as president obama carter did despite the lead with more than a month to go, ed o'keefe? >> of course. that's why the only poll that matters is the one that's taken on election day when people actually vote. these polls are meant to serve as quick snapshots of how people were feeling at varying points in time. we use them because we're eager...
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and shows santorum right on romney's heels. joining me now is meghan mccain, her dad, senator john mccain of arizona is a key romney supporter. it's good to have you here as we look at arizona more closely, more specifically as the contests go on and especially the numbers with rick santorum and mitt romney. as we've been talking about the fact that there is trouble for romney in michigan. but he has a secure lead in arizona. he's been running for six years. you would think he could have a secure lead, but there is room for santorum to infiltrate. why do you think that is? >> i think romney needs to start being more aggressive. the one thing that arizonans love more than anything is someone with a strong backbone, maverick gene like my father and he needs to come out swinging in the debate tonight. >> you're saying come out really strong. he did perform, you know, really well in florida. is that what he needs to reengage with? get back into that mitt romney performance tonight? >> exactly. except instead of hitting gingrich, he
and shows santorum right on romney's heels. joining me now is meghan mccain, her dad, senator john mccain of arizona is a key romney supporter. it's good to have you here as we look at arizona more closely, more specifically as the contests go on and especially the numbers with rick santorum and mitt romney. as we've been talking about the fact that there is trouble for romney in michigan. but he has a secure lead in arizona. he's been running for six years. you would think he could have a...
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right now, i want to bring in ann marie hauser, a romney campaign surrogate and former communications director for governor tim pawlenty's presidential campaign. thank you so much for joining us. you know, the president raised a whole lot, actually, an astounding amount, in just september. you know, and after the debate, observers say he seemed energized at these rallies. do you expect to see a different president obama putting a different foot forward after that debate last week? >> it's no surprise that barack obama raised this much money. we knew they was going to raise this much money all along. in 2004, john kerry out-raised president bush, and we all know how that turned out. so i think, you know, yes, he raised a lot of money. the president, or, excuse me, governor romney has raised $12 million since wednesday. so it's been a shot in the arm for the romney campaign too. >> and that's online as well. >> it's 60% -- >> we're not talking about major donors. we're talking about people who saw his debate and liked what they saw. >> 60% of them are new donors. so i think the romney c
right now, i want to bring in ann marie hauser, a romney campaign surrogate and former communications director for governor tim pawlenty's presidential campaign. thank you so much for joining us. you know, the president raised a whole lot, actually, an astounding amount, in just september. you know, and after the debate, observers say he seemed energized at these rallies. do you expect to see a different president obama putting a different foot forward after that debate last week? >> it's...
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it's very unfortunate for the romney team right now. >> and, chris, what do you say about this? this comes on the heels of the donald trump birther stuff getting more heat and now sununu coming out and playing the race card. >> i imagine the romney campaign thinks with friends like this, who needs enemies. let's be honest, you know, between sununu, trump, mourdock, you know, it feeds -- >> akin. >> akin. it feeds into the narrative. absolutely. it feeds into this their tave and this reality that a lot of voters sit there and look at the republicans and they look at romney and they say, we're not sure we can support him and then they look to the people around him and say we definitely are not sure we can support him. he just adds this real i think uncertainty about what governor romney would bring into power if he became president when you have people like this who are close advisers or surrogates or supporters and they're saying what are basically, let's put it bluntly, crazy things, it just is not a good thing for the romney campaign and it i think makes people really uneasy. >
it's very unfortunate for the romney team right now. >> and, chris, what do you say about this? this comes on the heels of the donald trump birther stuff getting more heat and now sununu coming out and playing the race card. >> i imagine the romney campaign thinks with friends like this, who needs enemies. let's be honest, you know, between sununu, trump, mourdock, you know, it feeds -- >> akin. >> akin. it feeds into the narrative. absolutely. it feeds into this their...
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and awarding delegates why romney is putting so much focus there right now? thomas, there's one good reason why romney is in washington state. it's the money. it's not cheap to run a campaign like this. to have ten states competing in one day. i was told that romney raised $600,000 at one of those fundraisers at a hotel here in bellevue. they are starting to see a transition to reaching out to the small-dollar donations. in fact, in the last report, we learned that romney only raised 9% of his total campaign haul from donors who gave less than $200,000. they are trying to up that number any way they can. including things if you donate, you win a fleece or a t-shirt. but the most effective thing is to rally around the politico story from several months ago that several sources said they were going to "kill romney." we have to defend our guy and we need voters to vote with their checkbooks as well. >> not something we hear from romney all the time, but he's driving that message home. garrett haake, thank you. we'll bring back the panel. chip, let me start with
and awarding delegates why romney is putting so much focus there right now? thomas, there's one good reason why romney is in washington state. it's the money. it's not cheap to run a campaign like this. to have ten states competing in one day. i was told that romney raised $600,000 at one of those fundraisers at a hotel here in bellevue. they are starting to see a transition to reaching out to the small-dollar donations. in fact, in the last report, we learned that romney only raised 9% of his...
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right now we want to go to mitt romney. as we told you, he is in florida back on the campaign trail officially today speaking at this campaign event in florida. let's listen in. >> i know we have differing viewpoints with regards to the campaigns. up until that point when we get to vote on november 6th, on november 6th you'll see us describe our respective visions for the country. my view is pretty straightforward, and that is i believe that this is a time for america to take a different course. that this should be a turning point for our country. i say that because i look at where we are and with 23 million americans, these are real people, folks trying to put food on the table, 23 million people struggling to find a good job. this is something that requires in my view a different path than we've been on. likewise, we have half our kids coming out of college who can't find work. this hasn't happened before in our history. we're at a 30-year low in new business formations. this is a real challenge for a nation that normally
right now we want to go to mitt romney. as we told you, he is in florida back on the campaign trail officially today speaking at this campaign event in florida. let's listen in. >> i know we have differing viewpoints with regards to the campaigns. up until that point when we get to vote on november 6th, on november 6th you'll see us describe our respective visions for the country. my view is pretty straightforward, and that is i believe that this is a time for america to take a different...
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campaign events for mitt romney and the president. we're taking a peek right now. president obama will speak at this campaign event at george mason university there in fairfax, virginia. mitt romney is going to be in avingdon later as well. our power panel. america hiring now. what it means for the presidential race and what are the stakes for the big debate between vice president joe biden and congressman paul ryan? >>> and wooing the vets out there. why the president who killed bin laden is struggling with that voting bloc? i get the opportunity to talk with the man enlisted to get vets to switch sides, the vice president's son, beau biden. is 7.8% unemployment the real october surprise? we want to know what you think about that. tweet me or find me on facebook, thoma thomasarobertsmsnbc. and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's bor
campaign events for mitt romney and the president. we're taking a peek right now. president obama will speak at this campaign event at george mason university there in fairfax, virginia. mitt romney is going to be in avingdon later as well. our power panel. america hiring now. what it means for the presidential race and what are the stakes for the big debate between vice president joe biden and congressman paul ryan? >>> and wooing the vets out there. why the president who killed bin...
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right now mitt romney is hoping to capitalize on what most are describing as a strong debate performance. speaking this hour in arizona, where he's holding on to a lead in the polls. santorum staying on the defensive while newt gingrich scored some points with the conservative crowd as the issue turned to contraception. >> -- believes in birth control and if not why? >> i just want to point out you did not once in the 2008 campaign. not once did anybody in the elite media ask why barack obama voted in favor of legalizing. if we're going to have a debate about who the extremists is on these issues, it's president obama. >> bottom line, we have a problem in this country and the family is fracturing. over 40% of children in america are born out of wedlock. how can a country survive if children are being raised in homes where it's so much harder to succeed economically? >> joining me here in washington, national political editor of the a.p. and msnbc political analyst richard wolf. guys, thanks so much for being here. >> thanks, luke. >> i want to start off with rick santorum last night. obv
right now mitt romney is hoping to capitalize on what most are describing as a strong debate performance. speaking this hour in arizona, where he's holding on to a lead in the polls. santorum staying on the defensive while newt gingrich scored some points with the conservative crowd as the issue turned to contraception. >> -- believes in birth control and if not why? >> i just want to point out you did not once in the 2008 campaign. not once did anybody in the elite media ask why...
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thank you. >> and coming up the right stuff, mitt romney wins in michigan and arizona. it is enough to quiet the critics out there? ron reagan joins me to weigh in on the search for a gop white knight. >>> and plus, no welcome home parades an instead thousands of iraq vets headed to the white house for the first of its kind thank you dinner. i want to talk to one of the brave vets being honored right after this. want my downy unstopables? laundry smells good for a long time. nmm mmn. really, you can have it! take it joe. ♪ downy unstopables [ sniffs ] see you around. hey kid, catch! wow! no thanks, mean joe. ♪ downy last time i'm doing this. should we be letting him p-l-a-y with our t-a-b-l-e-t? [ mom ] i think it's fine. it's the new element from at&t so it's w-a-t-e-r proof. cool. what else does it d-o? it's fast. it's 4g lte. 4-g-l-t-e? mhhmm. i think it's time to stop spelling? ok. a-y. [ male announcer ] introducing the waterproof pantech element. buy one for $249.99 and get a 4g burst smartphone free. only from at&t. is now within your grasp with the all-new e
thank you. >> and coming up the right stuff, mitt romney wins in michigan and arizona. it is enough to quiet the critics out there? ron reagan joins me to weigh in on the search for a gop white knight. >>> and plus, no welcome home parades an instead thousands of iraq vets headed to the white house for the first of its kind thank you dinner. i want to talk to one of the brave vets being honored right after this. want my downy unstopables? laundry smells good for a long time. nmm...
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absolutely the right thing to do to have crippling sanctions. >> i think romney's leaning obama. >> a little late night fun at the candidate's expense. a little more time to go. that's going to wrap things up for me. see you tomorrow. "now" with alex wagner is coming up for the next hour. hi, alex. >> hey, thomas. as the republican vice presidential nominee prepares for a late stage speech on poverty and upward mobility, can he relace memories of his budget policy, michael steele, michael bernstein and heather magee will weigh in. the des moines register released new comments from the president on this subject. my celebrity doppelganger luke russert joins us for a peek over the fiscal cliff. an idea of american exceptionalism bad for political discourse? all of that when "now" starts in a mere 180 seconds. [ male announcer ] inside the v8 taste lab. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. there's a pop. wahlalalalallala! pepper, but not pepper, i'm getting like, pep-pepper. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food
absolutely the right thing to do to have crippling sanctions. >> i think romney's leaning obama. >> a little late night fun at the candidate's expense. a little more time to go. that's going to wrap things up for me. see you tomorrow. "now" with alex wagner is coming up for the next hour. hi, alex. >> hey, thomas. as the republican vice presidential nominee prepares for a late stage speech on poverty and upward mobility, can he relace memories of his budget policy,...
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you see why they're being so aggressive right now, trying to get back into this contest, why mitt romney is going to be barnstorming through ohio over the next few days. they realize that time is of the essence right now with people in half the country already beginning to vote, either in person or by absentee, which means that election day is right now, not six weeks from now. >> yeah, it's going on as we speak. and before the debates even start. we're nine days away from that, and some people have started before even seeing these two men on the same stage. does this go into the president's favor, given the debates, you know, that we've seen romney perform in during the primary, maybe people have seen what they need to see? >> well, in some ways, you would look that this goes to obama's favor. the wind is at his back. they want to be able to bank all of these votes as early as possible, which is why you see the obama campaign put such an emphasis on early and absentee voting. they really want to get their votes in their column already in and bank on that. i will tell you that the romney
you see why they're being so aggressive right now, trying to get back into this contest, why mitt romney is going to be barnstorming through ohio over the next few days. they realize that time is of the essence right now with people in half the country already beginning to vote, either in person or by absentee, which means that election day is right now, not six weeks from now. >> yeah, it's going on as we speak. and before the debates even start. we're nine days away from that, and some...
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>>> and the new numbers are out, who are they liking right now? the president or mitt romney? >>> you are what you eat. that's particularly true as we get older. you can slow the aging process by adding certain foods to your diet. blueberries contain antioxidants. yogurt, particularly the greek variety, is high in calcium to prevent osteoporosis. and nutritionists say even the antioxidants in red wine can help prevent cells from aging. this is lois. the day starts with arthritis pain... a load of new listings... and two pills. after a morning of walk-ups, it's back to more pain, back to more pills. the evening showings bring more pain and more pills. sealing the deal... when, hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. it can relieve pain all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lois... who chose two aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can come from any faucet anywhere. the brita bottle with the filt
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this on the campaign trail where rick santorum has 36%, mitt romney 28%, newt gingrich at 13%. how do you think this translates from the primary to the general? >> i think that it helps him in the primaries because you have a very conservative right wing base. i think it devastates him in the general if he's the nominee. i think that's why the republican establishment that were afraid of gingrich last month are absolutely terrified of santorum because the more he runs to that, he alienates independents, moderate republicans, less known democrats. no one is ready to make this a thee objecting ris ee. >> mitt romney having a hard time getting to the right of a candidate like rick santorum, he has a big speech coming up at ford field, a major speech. to see if they go big, go home? >> if he has the capacity to go big, he should. i'm beginning to wonder if he has that capacity. go home might be the only option if he blows it this time. >> i want to switch gears while we have you to talk about what we witnessed over the weekend, watching the services for whitney houston who was laid
this on the campaign trail where rick santorum has 36%, mitt romney 28%, newt gingrich at 13%. how do you think this translates from the primary to the general? >> i think that it helps him in the primaries because you have a very conservative right wing base. i think it devastates him in the general if he's the nominee. i think that's why the republican establishment that were afraid of gingrich last month are absolutely terrified of santorum because the more he runs to that, he...
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let's get right to it because the romney camp has a response to all of this. it says the obama campaign is going to doing everything they can to distract voters from the fact their policies are not working and president obama can't come close to matching the many years of experience mitt romney has as a private businessman. so he has a chosen to attack it. newt gingrich, rick perry, as we all remember, mark bay, slammed mitt romney during the primary. calling him a vulture capitalist. romney and the campaign, they are expecting this. how do they turn the narrative around what bain really was in the business of doing because it was been job creation? it was about moneymaking. >> thomas, i'm -- i'm very curious on how the romney campaign responds because you mention newt gingrich, rick perry the pro-gingrich super pac all made a big push on this right after the new hampshire primary. and it really hurt mitt romney. lost that south carolina primary badly. he was also on the defensive and his response back then was, essentially some businesses and enterprises succ
let's get right to it because the romney camp has a response to all of this. it says the obama campaign is going to doing everything they can to distract voters from the fact their policies are not working and president obama can't come close to matching the many years of experience mitt romney has as a private businessman. so he has a chosen to attack it. newt gingrich, rick perry, as we all remember, mark bay, slammed mitt romney during the primary. calling him a vulture capitalist. romney...
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. >> all right. so starting now, romney's two stops are part of the blitz voters in colorado and minnesota can look forward to ahead of tuesday's caucuses, let's talk about it this morning with the political analyst for the "las vegas sun" and national political reporter for real clear politics. good to see both of you this morning. john, i want to start with our latest result. romney winning nevada, but the enthusiasm wasn't there for voters. over 10,000 fewer votes cast compared to that in 2008 in a state with such high unemployment. are you surprised there wasn't a stronger turnout to support mitt romney? especially considering the mormon vote, as well? >> well, i was surprised, thomas, as you pointed out, 45,000 folks who turned out in 2008 and essentially wasn't a race here at that time, john mccain didn't even compete here, romney was the only one. he had much more of a race this time and only 33,000 or so turn out, that is really a pathetic statement. but not so much, i think for enthusiasm, i
. >> all right. so starting now, romney's two stops are part of the blitz voters in colorado and minnesota can look forward to ahead of tuesday's caucuses, let's talk about it this morning with the political analyst for the "las vegas sun" and national political reporter for real clear politics. good to see both of you this morning. john, i want to start with our latest result. romney winning nevada, but the enthusiasm wasn't there for voters. over 10,000 fewer votes cast...
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that said, you're right, we do currently disagree with governor romney on the issue of marriage. but that is a significant part of why log cabin republicans exist. we are republicans who can speak to other republicans to make the conservative case for these issues. i mean, we have watched the united states move very rapidly on these issues over the last ten years. and as much as president obama had a process to evolve on the issue of marriage, the same is true also for republicans. more and more of whom today are coming to support even the freedom to marry. >> you make a great point there. the president coming out over the summer for his support, his full evolvement on marriage equality. what is it, though, casey that you think is going to attract younger party members? because in my research for this, you know, people under the age of 45, overwhelmingly support marriage equality. but there are certain, i guess, hold-ups for what the republican party current leadership seems to cast in terms of their vision that is acting as a detractor when it comes to minority groups in this co
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>> well, right now have you to say mitt romney is a front-runner for the nomination. now, you know, the voters haven't spoken yet. anywhere in the country. so, we'll have to wait and see what they say about it. >> david yepsen, thank you for your time. we'll be seeing what happens when everyone in iowa goes to the caucuses tonight. we appreciate your time and experience today. thank you. >> thank you . >> if you're in invested in iowa to the point you would lay money down on a winner, we can give you odds. mitt romney gets 0.9% odds to win the state with 79.8% winning party nomination. if you're putting on incumbent, president obama gets 51.4% re-election off his lows of last fall. that will do it for me this hour. i'll see you back here tomorrow at 11 a.m. eastern time. until then you can follow me on twitter @thomasaroberts. "now with alex wagner" comes your way next. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than
>> well, right now have you to say mitt romney is a front-runner for the nomination. now, you know, the voters haven't spoken yet. anywhere in the country. so, we'll have to wait and see what they say about it. >> david yepsen, thank you for your time. we'll be seeing what happens when everyone in iowa goes to the caucuses tonight. we appreciate your time and experience today. thank you. >> thank you . >> if you're in invested in iowa to the point you would lay money...
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arkevicet l tideotape that defended the right of free speech. and just one hour after mitt romney took the president to task this morning at the clinton global initiative. >> i'lnever apologize to america. i believe that america has been one of the greatest forces for good the word has eve known. wean hd that knowledge in our hearts with humility and unwavering conviction. >> this follows 24 hours of the president being hammered by the right for the bump in the road remarks that he made about the middle east in the 60 minutes oignterview. >> there axtradina tsngn m east and considering them as bumps in the road shows a person who has a very different perspective as world affairs than the perspective i have. >> turn on the tv and it reminds you of 1979 tehran. pi arothworld.ing our flagsn they're storming our embassies. we've lost four of our diplomats. and what is the signal that our government is sending the rest of the world? >> joining me now is traveling press secretary for the obama campaign. great to hav you here >> goodmorning. >>t tmived
arkevicet l tideotape that defended the right of free speech. and just one hour after mitt romney took the president to task this morning at the clinton global initiative. >> i'lnever apologize to america. i believe that america has been one of the greatest forces for good the word has eve known. wean hd that knowledge in our hearts with humility and unwavering conviction. >> this follows 24 hours of the president being hammered by the right for the bump in the road remarks that he...
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. >> all right. if you give a damn -- i know chris christie said he's been on the phone with the president talking three times personally with him about the needs of people in new jersey. mitt romney again, having no official campaign stops today. sean, what challenges does this present with mitt romney strong walk this fine line of still being in this race with little time left, but not wanting to look like he's making politics in the time of a national disaster. >> right, congressman ryan and mrs. romney and renaines priebu and dealing with flooding and a whoefl whole host of other issues and our priority is to help those in need and the safety of those who may be in similar trouble still in the aftermath of the storm. there will be time to get back into politics, but, you know, we've got seven days to go. right now for the next 24, 48, 72 hours we need to make sure that we're focused on helping those in need and everything else will take care of itself. >> as we know, that help is going out to fem
. >> all right. if you give a damn -- i know chris christie said he's been on the phone with the president talking three times personally with him about the needs of people in new jersey. mitt romney again, having no official campaign stops today. sean, what challenges does this present with mitt romney strong walk this fine line of still being in this race with little time left, but not wanting to look like he's making politics in the time of a national disaster. >> right,...
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all right. now i've got this image of duck feet on both sides scrambling under the water. be sure to watch "the daily rundown" every day at 10:00 a.m. on msnbc. take a look at prebuttals from the campaign trail. >> if it is deemed to stand, we're going to have to have a president, and i'm not one, we're going to have to stop obamacare from day one. >> make sure that everyone gets decent health care and is not bankrupt when they get sick. that's what i believe. but it's up to you. you decide. >> all right. let's talk to campaign strategy with the president on the president's campaign, former deputy communications director for the obama administration and also the incominging press secretary for the 2012 campaign trail. you start on sunday? >> i do. i do. >> quite a weekend you're going to have when you start out because we are less than 24 hours away from the health care ruling. but mitt romney is holding steady, uphold the law. how do you think a total repeal of the health care law would impact
all right. now i've got this image of duck feet on both sides scrambling under the water. be sure to watch "the daily rundown" every day at 10:00 a.m. on msnbc. take a look at prebuttals from the campaign trail. >> if it is deemed to stand, we're going to have to have a president, and i'm not one, we're going to have to stop obamacare from day one. >> make sure that everyone gets decent health care and is not bankrupt when they get sick. that's what i believe. but it's up...
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mitt romney feels confident that the campaign is going in the right direction. i want to play another clip from cnbc right now when the question was pose today him about whether or not he had intentions to start his own superpac. >> you were going to start one but then i don't know -- >> i think i am. we are looking into it right now. a lot of people are saying would you give us millions of dollars. if i am going to put up millions of dollars i might as well do it myself. 5 or $10 million into a superpac. >> thinking about putting that much but haven't thought about it too much. it appears he enjoys the headlines surrounding his name right now. he is standing along side the man that may be the next president of the united states. even if people are critical of the fact that he is going around with donald trump behind the scenes several months ago they would say if you are talking about it in may it is unlikely you will be talking about it in november. >> peter alexander following the romney campaign. >>> wisconsin governor scott walker enters the final week befo
mitt romney feels confident that the campaign is going in the right direction. i want to play another clip from cnbc right now when the question was pose today him about whether or not he had intentions to start his own superpac. >> you were going to start one but then i don't know -- >> i think i am. we are looking into it right now. a lot of people are saying would you give us millions of dollars. if i am going to put up millions of dollars i might as well do it myself. 5 or $10...
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. >> we're all on the same page right here on table. thank you so much. coming up for everybody, ahead a man without a plan. mitt romney has been spotted at disneyland and pumping his own gas. anything to keep busy. what the former romneys are doing about their future. also triumph in the face of tragedy. a victory for the secretary of state chiefs one day after a tragic murder/suicide. big question for you. should president obama stand his ground on tax cuts for the wealthy even if it means going over the cliff. tweet me @thomasaroberts. the story keeps changing. so i'm not listening... to anyone but myself. i know better nutrition when i see it: great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. search great grains and see for yourself. for multi grain flakes that are an excellent source of fiber try great grains banana nut crunch and cranberry almond crunch. stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans -- we are beaut
. >> we're all on the same page right here on table. thank you so much. coming up for everybody, ahead a man without a plan. mitt romney has been spotted at disneyland and pumping his own gas. anything to keep busy. what the former romneys are doing about their future. also triumph in the face of tragedy. a victory for the secretary of state chiefs one day after a tragic murder/suicide. big question for you. should president obama stand his ground on tax cuts for the wealthy even if it...
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we are very grateful that governor romney has chosen to join us today. we have heard from the president so far today in his interview with savannah guthrie as steve mentioned while he was appearing here on tape, he was it at the podium over at the united nations. governor romney has asked to address you you before we begin the q&a. so he will to that. i will remain off to the side. i'll come up, lead the questioning. and then we will take audience questions from both himicrophon. so with our thanks for being here with us and addressing this topic that is so dear to us, ladies and gentlemen, governor mitt romney. [ applause ] >> thank you. it's an honor to be here with you and i appreciate the chance that nbc is giving us to come together to talk about a topic as important as the education of our children. i also enjoy the chance to see brian williams, an american hero. a real champion, a man of character and integrity. it's an honor to be here with him, as well. let me take you back to my own experience. i'm thinking of my children, my five sons. and the
we are very grateful that governor romney has chosen to join us today. we have heard from the president so far today in his interview with savannah guthrie as steve mentioned while he was appearing here on tape, he was it at the podium over at the united nations. governor romney has asked to address you you before we begin the q&a. so he will to that. i will remain off to the side. i'll come up, lead the questioning. and then we will take audience questions from both himicrophon. so with...
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what mitt romney and president obama have to say right now. this is a saturday afternoon and you are watching msnbc. the place for politics. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4g lte network, and motorola, droid does. get $100 off select motorola 4g lte smartphones like the droid razr. >>> i'm craig melvin. here's a quick look at some of the top stories making news right now. after a long lockout and a triumphant return to the football field thursday, the nfl referees have now voted to approve a new eight-year deal. today's yes vote comes after three weeks of problems surrounding league
what mitt romney and president obama have to say right now. this is a saturday afternoon and you are watching msnbc. the place for politics. i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus liquid gels speeds relief to your worst cold symptoms plus has a decongestant for your stuffy nose. thanks. that's the cold truth! droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning...
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. >> i get to respond, right? >> mitt romney was able to beat his republican challengers with tough rebuttals and good lines. he's been prepping extensively for the debate tomorrow night. is that a good thing or bad thing? does he run the risk coming across too rehearsed? >> the fact they are spending eight days in debate camp is unprecedented, no question about that. the danger of that is you overprogram the guy to the point where he gets on that stage and he is in some invisible straitjacket. that's the last thing they need. bill clinton said something smart about debates. they are like jazz. there is a melody you have to play, but you have to be able to imp improvi improvise, as well. if you're too rigid, you don't hear the opportunity to riff. >> there is a rich history and not all of them involve what the candidate said rather than what they did. when president bush was checking his watch. the cut-aways are so pivotal to see what type of response the other candidate is having. the reaction, that is. both side
. >> i get to respond, right? >> mitt romney was able to beat his republican challengers with tough rebuttals and good lines. he's been prepping extensively for the debate tomorrow night. is that a good thing or bad thing? does he run the risk coming across too rehearsed? >> the fact they are spending eight days in debate camp is unprecedented, no question about that. the danger of that is you overprogram the guy to the point where he gets on that stage and he is in some...